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Prince Albert

series lead
Raiders stun Blades to open WHL Playoffs
Max Hildebrand made 41 saves Thursday night as the Prince Albert Raiders sent shock waves through the Western Hockey League as they beat the heavily favoured Saskatoon Blades 4-3 in Game 1 of their first round playoff series at SaskTel Centre.The Raiders now lead the best-of-seven series 1-0.Prince Albert fell behind 2...
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Leadership change
New Chief elected at James Smith
After nearly 16 years, members of James Smith First Nation have elected a new Chief.Kirby Constant was declared the winner of Thursday's band election with 208 votes. "Thank you deeply for entrusting me with the honor of being your Chief. Your support and belief in me fuel my commitment to lead our community towar...
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A lasting legacy
Weldon residents to build playground in honour of stabbing victim
Wiping away tears, Chelsey Erickson recalled how her friend Wes was all about the community and would have loved seeing the kids play on a new playground.Wes Petterson was among the people stabbed and killed by Miles Sanderson in September 2022. To pay tribute to the man well known in the small community of Weldon, a g...
12h ago
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TALKING ABOUT SEXTORTION
P.A. teachers and advocates spreading the word following a rise in sextortion reports in Sask.
While police raise the alarm, local advocates are getting the word out on the dangers of sextortion among youth. Earlier this week, the Saskatchewan RCMP sent out an advisory warning about a rise in sextortion cases over the past year. According to the Mounties, financial sextortion is a kind of blackmail that involves...
13h ago
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Court proceedings
Another trial confirmed in Custer murder case
One of the final pieces to the puzzle for a Shellbrook area murder case is now in place.Evan Ledoux has been committed to stand trial at Court of King's Bench on a charge of first-degree murder. That was the outcome of a preliminary inquiry hearing that wrapped up Thursday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. A p...
15h ago
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CELEBRATING HEALTHCARE
Preparations going well for P.A.'s prestigious Med Gala
Time is running out if you wish to take part in a prestigious event to honour the best in healthcare in Prince Albert. The Boreal Healthcare Foundation's Med Gala is now 85 per cent sold out with the extravagant event happening on April 27th at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre.CEO of the Healthcare Foundation Cody B...
17h ago
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Saskatchewan

WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
North Battleford completes the Great KD Domino Topple
Under the bright lights, hushed whispers filled the air with palpable excitement as the sea of blue and orange grew calmer with every tick of the 10,286 KD boxes as they fell to the floor."I'm ecstatic," said Dan Fox, school liaison with Living Sky School Division. "I'm happy for the kids who put in all ...
12h ago
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Tragic events
RCMP says four deaths near Neudorf were result of murder-suicide
The RCMP revealed Thursday that its investigation into four deaths near Neudorf on Sunday has determined the incident was a murder-suicide.In an update, police said a 67-year-old man, a 58-year-old woman and their 30-year-old son were murdered. The Mounties said another son, aged 34, died as a result of self-inflicted ...
13h ago
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Kraft Hockeyville
Wolseley looking for support in their quest to become Kraft Hockeyville
The town of Wolseley is hoping to become the first Saskatchewan community to be named Kraft Hockeyville.The winner of the annual Kraft Hockeyville contest wins $250,000 and a chance to host a National Hockey League (NHL) game."We are the sixth finalist that's come out of Saskatchewan, and no Saskatchewan team has ...
14h ago
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SASK SCHOOLS
Sask. government promises graduations will go ahead despite labour spat with teachers
Saskatchewan's education minister says the province will make sure high school graduation ceremonies go ahead should teachers take job action.Jeremy Cockrill couldn't provide details on the plan but said the government is working with school boards to ensure students can walk the stage.The Saskatchewan Party government...
17h ago
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TO TAX OR NOT TO TAX?
Economists hope to dispel myths as carbon tax increase approaches
It has its critics and its supporters, but who is right and who is wrong when it comes to the debate over the federal carbon tax?As of April 1, that levy will rise from $65 to $80 a tonne, representing an increase of 23 per cent. That increase will mean a rise in energy bills and an addition of roughly three cents a li...
Mar 27, 2024
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RCMP won't yet release names of four people found dead in home near Neudorf
The RCMP will not yet release the names of the four people found dead at a Saskatchewan farm, but said their families have been notified.980 CJME has confirmed the property near Neudorf where the four adults were found dead on Sunday is owned by JoAnne and Gary Bender.A news release from RCMP said said the initial inve...
Mar 27, 2024
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Local Sports

series lead
Raiders stun Blades to open WHL Playoffs
Max Hildebrand made 41 saves Thursday night as the Prince Albert Raiders sent shock waves through the Western Hockey League as they beat the heavily favoured Saskatoon Blades 4-3 in Game 1 of their first round playoff series at SaskTel Centre.The Raiders now lead the best-of-seven series 1-0.Prince Albert fell behind 2...
4h ago
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Repeat champs
P.A.'s Zablocki, Rebels claim second straight Provincial title
Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki and the Regina Avana Rebels are champions of Saskatchewan once again. The club claimed its second consecutive Sask. Female U18 AAA Hockey title on Wednesday night, taking the best-of-three series in straight games over fellow P.A. native Sasha Malenfant and the Notre Dame Hounds. Regina...
17h ago
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Scrappy underdogs
Raiders embracing underdog role heading into playoff series with powerhouse Blades
With 38 points separating the two teams in the regular season standings, there's little doubt that the Prince Albert Raiders are major underdogs as they head into their first round playoff series against the rival Saskatoon Blades.The number eight-seeded Raiders and top-seeded Blades kick off their matchup with Game 1 ...
23h ago
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WHL Draft
Raiders win second straight WHL Draft Lottery, will pick second overall
The Prince Albert Raiders received some exciting news ahead of their playoff opener on Thursday night in Saskatoon. On Wednesday afternoon, the Western Hockey League (WHL) held their annual Prospects Draft Lottery which saw the Raiders win it for the second straight year only this time, P.A. won't be picking first. Ent...
Mar 27, 2024
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National champs
'Awesome to be a part of': Debden's Peterson proud of ACHA hockey championship
Rhea Peterson is still basking in the glow of a national championship.The 21-year-old hockey player from Debden, Sask. recently won the ACHA title with Adrian College in Michigan. They beat Minot State in the final.It's the first title in school history for the Bulldogs women's program."I don't think any of us hav...
Mar 27, 2024
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Within reach
Zablocki, Rebels move within win of back-to-back provincial titles
Prince Albert's Stryker Zablocki and the Regina Rebels could claim their second straight Fedoruk Cup with a win on Wednesday.The Rebels are leading the best-of-three series provincial championship series 1-0 over fellow P.A. native Sasha Malenfant and the Notre Dame Hounds following Regina's dominant 7-3 win on Sunday ...
Mar 27, 2024
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PA Profiles

Investing
Cole Kachur: Transforming Wealth Management with Exceptional Results
Warren Buffet - perhaps the greatest investor of all time - once said:Intensity is the price of excellence.Cole Kachur agrees; you can't become an expert at something without devoting great time to it. That's why Cole and his team at Kachur Wealth Management Group are so intense about following a systemic process that ...
Mar 11, 2024
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SIGA
Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority values its staff
For Zane Hansen, who comes from the Waterhen Lake First Nation in northwestern Saskatchewan, there's a guiding principle he follows as president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA). That principle, he says, is pimâcihowin, or making a living."It's really finding one's belonging and the...
Mar 11, 2024
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Helping Hand
P.A. Food Bank receives record-breaking $25K donation
The Prince Albert Food Bank has just received its biggest donation ever.The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) and Northern Lights Casino are donating $25,000 to the non-profit. Kim Scruby, the executive director of the Food Bank, told reporters the money will be a huge help."We're facing the same pressur...
Feb 26, 2024
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Plugging In
EV charging now offered at three SIGA casinos
Electric vehicle owners rejoice! Level 3 (fast charging) and Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are now offered for SIGA Casino guests at three locations: Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert, Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford and Painted Hand Casino in Yorkton."It is important to us to operate...
Feb 15, 2024
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Optimists
Optimist Club of Prince Albert empowers community through positivity and purposeful initiatives
The dictionary describes an optimist as 'a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcome.' Members of the Optimist Club of Prince Albert take that meaning to heart. Since 1961, the volunteer non-profit service club has worked with a mandate to help bring the best out in kids.Local treasurer Vince Park...
Nov 30, 2023
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Athabasca Basin Development Newsletter
Des Nedhe Signs Collaboration Agreement with Saskatchewan Based Team Drilling
Des Nedhe Development, the economic development arm of English River First Nation and Team Drilling LP have signed a collaboration and participation agreement for drilling work in the eastern area of the Athabasca Basin in northern Saskatchewan. The agreement covers the McArthur River project, the Wheeler River project...
Nov 29, 2023
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Canada

Fluid in eye cells can 'boil' if you watch the eclipse without protection: expert
Millions of people in parts of Eastern and Atlantic Canada will be able to see the rare solar eclipse happening on April 8. But they should only look up if they have proper eye protection, experts say. WHY IS WATCHING THE ECLIPSE MORE DANGEROUS THAN LOOKING AT THE SUN ON A NORMAL DAY? When people look up at the sun no...
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New study says fireworks have small effect on air quality, but doctors not impressed
MONTREAL - Almost a year after smog from wildfires led officials in Montreal to cancel two major fireworks shows, groups representing pyrotechnics companies have released a study that concludes the displays have a small effect on air quality. But doctors and an environmental health specialist warn the fireworks can sti...
3h ago
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Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered its own national security review of TikTok, something the Liberal government revealed following passage of the U.S. bill...
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Trudeau won't say if he has spoken to Housefather since Gaza motion
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning whether he will remain in the Liberal party. And Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying if he has even been talking to Housefather to try and keep ...
14h ago
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Four Saskatchewan family members died in murder-suicide, RCMP say
NEUDORF, SASK. - RCMP say four members of the same family found dead earlier this week in a rural Saskatchewan home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Mounties say a 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, along with their 30-year-old son, were killed on the property near Neudorf, about 130 kilometres east of Regin...
14h ago
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B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancou...
14h ago
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World

Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession
TAXCO, Mexico (AP) - A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's famous Holy Week procession. On the eve of Good Friday, men walk through the colonial streets of Taxco wearing ...
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Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city
CHICAGO (AP) - A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the char...
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Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea aimed at reining in its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia's vote sparked Western accusations that Mosc...
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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provi...
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Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies
Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyliss, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday th...
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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. Administrative leave is not disciplinary under...
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